How many fingers do you use for pressing the front brake ??

[yzfrj]

I'll keep 1 finger when I see/anticipate a situation that needs for me to brake.

First thing I do is to ease off the throttle.
If needed brake with 2 fingers and change to 4 fingers (as I'm braking) if I need to brake quickly/need more stopping power.

Its strange I know, I'm used to this and been doing this for long.
I don't know why its like that, guess I've always done this.

I do the same for my bicycle too

[adityajohanan]

1 finger at all times ready. When I have to brake, I use my middle and add ring finger as per necessity..

[huntphani]

Mostly 2 to get your bike from 80/90 to 40. In a bum,per to bumper traffic 1

[Rakesh Rok]

Re: How many fingers do you use for pressing the front brake ??

@yzfrj 2 fingers is the best way to feel and brake efficiently, use your index finger and middle finger, that's the best way to use your front brakes. . .

Cheers!!!

[Andy_kristine]

Re: How many fingers do you use for pressing the front brake ??

Two fingers from the day I started riding. I even tried using four but felt very uncomfortable. The same happened with one and three.

[Anuj_Gupta]

Re: How many fingers do you use for pressing the front brake ??

Two when I used to drive like hooligan,
Four from the day I've started using hand gears.

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[J.Ravi]

Re: How many fingers do you use for pressing the front brake ??

I voted for 'I use 4 fingers for pressing the front brake' as it is my reflex action while braking.

[Legend Racer]

Re: How many fingers do you use for pressing the front brake ??

2 fingers...

[faster]

Re: How many fingers do you use for pressing the front brake ??

1 finger in any case, gives me more confidence as I can hold the handle bar more firmly while braking .

[krishnashk]

Re: How many fingers do you use for pressing the front brake ??

2 fingers. Index and the middle

[Guest]

Re: How many fingers do you use for pressing the front brake ??

All the fingers as it gives me confidence of exact stop at the time of emergency

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[tensor]

Re: How many fingers do you use for pressing the front brake ??

Two fingers since I started riding CBR 250R ABS. It used to be four before that.

[The Celebrity]

Re: How many fingers do you use for pressing the front brake ??

All four fingers are advised to be used by newbies, so they don't run into problems accidentally using both brake and throttle at the same time.

If you look at most experienced riders, you'll see that one to three fingers are often used depending on the rider's preference. There are several reasons for this. First, using two fingers allows you to cover the brake while in tricky situations on the street. This substantially reduces your reaction time getting on the brakes in an emergency. Second, it allows you to both brake and blip the throttle when downshifting (definitely more common on the track).

I personally use two fingers on the brake 90% of the time.

[Santosh Nair]

Re: How many fingers do you use for pressing the front brake ??

Mostly One.

[bala13]

Re: How many fingers do you use for pressing the front brake ??

2 fingers on cbr150